Andre Heidari

June 28, 2010

Andre is rated a 5-star and the #1 kicker by Chris Sailer (runs the top kickers camp). Here's an excerpt from Sailer's site:

Andre is an outstanding kicker and a very special talent. A great looking athlete with and incredible leg and natural swing. Already kicks at the highest level off the ground. Excellent on kickoffs. Fine young man with a great attitude and work ethic. Has all the tools to be an outstanding D1A kicker.

I love this commitment because I think the kicker position is vastly underrated. The sabremetrician in me would argue that an elite kicker is more valuable than any single defensive position simply because the kicker has more/direct opportunities to influence field position. Having teams start at the 20-yd line every drive versus 35-yd line has a major impact on the game.